Detachable body and truck for cars.



No.895,278. PATENTED AUG.4,1908. G. W. LETTINGER.-

DETAGHABLE BODY AND TRUCK PUB/CARS. APPLICATION nun) FEB. 10, 1903.

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G. W. LETTINGS-R.

PATENTED AUG, 4, 190 s.

DBTAGHABLE BODY AND TRUCK FOR APPLICATION FILED IBB. 1Q 1908.

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GEORGE W. LETTINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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No. 895,278 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Au g.4, 1.908.

Application filed February 10, 1.908. Serial No. 415,01L

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LETTIN- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Detachable Bo'd and Truckfor Cars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful detachable body and truck or runnin gearfor railroad cars and the like and consists of means whereby the car body is firmly and securely held in position while on the truck and canlieelevated or removed therefrom as desire It further consists of other novel details of construction, .all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a-perspective view of a detachable body for cars showin the body in raised or elevated position. ig. 2 represents a perspective view of a truck therefor. Fig. 3 represents an end elevation of the car body. Fig. 4 represents a plan view of aportion thereof. Fig. 5 represents a pers ective view of one of the loop braces emp 0 ed. Fig. 6 represents a sectional view on ine 0:a:, Fig. 5, showing a hook in position. Fig. 7 represents a sectional view of a portion of the upper part or roof of acar. Fig. 8 represents a top plan view of a car body showing the roof removed. Fig. 9 represents a partial sectional view and artial elevation showing the interior of t e car body.

responding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings. 'In railroad Similar numerals of reference indicate corand other cars now in use it 1s, of course, im-

possible to remove the body from the trucks without destroying the car and in conse-' quence when a car is not in use, it is obliged to he idle upon the sidings or tracks o'fthe roads which isan evident disadvantage. My invention is designed to overcome this and to rovide means whereby a car can be changed From one form to another, for example, a. box car can change to a fiat car or to a coal car, and in addition it is so constructed-that the car body can be easily removed from the trucks or running gear and can be stored at any convenient point adjacent the tracks.

In addition owing to the shape of the carbody,

the same can be stacked one upon the other, thus providing means whereby a great number of car bodies can be stored in a comparatively small space. It further provides that if a the same, b removing the car body, it can be deposite at a suitable point while being diately placed upon the car trucks and the same uti ized at once.

tion for carryin out my invention, but it will be evident that the arrangements ofthe parts will be varied and other instrumentalities may be employed which will come within the scope of my invention and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance, to the exact construction as herein shown and described, but desire to make such changes as may be necessary.

1 designates the running gear and frame of trucks 2 formed in any desired manner and sired manner. Extending from opposite ends of said beam 3 are the bars 4 which are securely fastened to said beam and strengthened in any desired manner. Extending upwardly from the beam 3 or from the bars 4 are the arms 5 which are formed in any desired manner, but preferably with the upper edge thereofbeing inclined or beveled as at 6.

7 designates-the removable car body which is formed in any suitable or desired manner bottombars 8 extending from end to end of the car and carrying or supporting the bot-' tom or flooring 9. The upper bars 10 extend suitabl across the body, and arepreferably strengthened by the cross-rods 11. At suitable points on the sides 12 of the car I secure, in any desired manner, the loop supports 13 which, in the present instance, have the off-- of the car so that a portion of the strain from the loops will be carried by the sides 12 and the bottom or floorin 9 of the car. In the sides of the car I preferably form the openings 15 adjacent the loop or bend of supports 13 for purposes to be hereinafter described.

Thetop 16 of the car is removably connected therewith and is formed substantially curve bein iven thereto to provide for the drainage 0 the Water, rain, etc. countersunk as at 17, at suitable points therein, which are adapted to receive the heads 18 of the bolts 19 which are adapted to pass emptied and another car body can be imn1e-- In the drawings I have shown a construcset feet 14 which pass beneath the flooring full car is received and it is desired to empty my improved car, the same consisting of the connected by the beam or bar 3 to which the trucks are fastened in any suitable and de-' as far as the frame thereof is concerned and in the present instance, I have shown the fiat, as best seen in Fig. 1, only a suflicient The roof is 2 J f i 895,278

' through the roof l6 and to have threaded engagement with the openings 20 in the upper bars 10. In-this way the roof will be hrmly and positively attached to the car body while the heads 18 and rings 21 of the threaded bolts 19 do not project above the plane of the roof. In the end portions of the cars I provide the recesses 22, the walls of which are strengthened by the braces 23 which extend from the side edges of the car upwardly around the recess 22 as will be seen from Fig. 3, said braces being suitabiy connected or attached to the end-bar of the car and the lower edges of which braces are curvedas at 24 to provide for the proper po sitioning of the arms 5 which it will be understood are adapted to enter and be received the recess 22, the inclined faces 6 on the arms assisting in its proper positioning of the bars. From the above it will be understood that when the car body 7 islocated and placed upon the running gear and frame that the bars 5 will positively hold the-car body in proper position onthe running gear and that m order to remove the same it is only necessary to elevate the body 7 sufficiently to free it from the arms 5; The elevating or removing of the car bodies can be accomplished in any suitable manner and in the draw s I have shown. a chain 25 having hooks 26 thereon which are passed through the opening 15 through the sides of the body, said hooks, it will of course be seen, passing beneath the loops of the braces 13. By con necting the chain with a proper hoist, the car can-be easily elevated or, if more desirable,

the hooks on the chain can be connected with the rings 21 on the bolts 19 for a simiifi purpose. V a

'If necessary I may omit the-arms 5 and provide the two end bars 27 which are adepted to enter recesses 28 formed at a suitable point in the ends of the car bodies, to receive the same, the effect of which'is similar to that of the arms 5, or if necessary or desirable, I

may employ the arms 5 and the uprights 27 jointly, the effect of which is the same as 'al ready described. v

' Having thusdescribed my invention, what 50 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:- i

1. In a device of the character described,

running gear having a suitable skeleton frame, arms extending upwardly therefrom at each end' thereof, and a car body suitable recesses adapted to rece ve said arms.

2. In a device of the character described,- running ear having a suitable frame connected t erewith, an arm extending upwardly therefrom at each end thereof, a car body having suitable recesses at each end adapted to receive said arms, and braces at openings which are adapted to receive means for elevating and lowerm said car body.

4. In a device of the c aracter described, running gear, a frame therefor, arms extending upwardly from said framea car body having suitable recesses therein 'a'da ted to receive said arms, a removable top io'r said car body, and means for connecting said top to said body and serving'as a means or conpection for elevating and lowering said car 5. In a device of the character described, running gear having a suitable frame connected therewith, an arm extending upwardly therefrom at each end thereof, a car body having suitable recesses at each end ada ted to receive said arms and braces at eac end strengthening said recesses and the lower portion thereof forming guides for directing the arms into said recesses.

6. In a device of the character described,

oints running ear having a suitable frame conhaving suitable recesses therein ada ted to receive said arms, a removable top or said body, being counter-sunk at suitable oints, means for connecting said top to sai body and means thereon, seated in said countersunk portions serving as an en aging means or connection for elevating and owering said car body. i p 7 GEORGE W. LETTINGER.

liVit-nesses:

C. D. MoVAY, E. B. Monms. 

